Art is one of the classics. It is what it is. He may think he'll be discovered and it isn't true. He's one of the best and quite typical of our generation.

Embrace him. Call him.

I met him ages ago when I was at Tyler. IIRC, we had a field trip to his shop. I'll call him the next time I need a block.
As an aside, I had an elderly gentleman come in my shop last week and said that he used to make molds for some blowing factories out of bronze and some out of wood. He said that he would make some for free if he could just hang around the studio sometimes....He also made aluminum molds and was asking why people did not use aluminum blocks like they did bronze ones. Is it because they could not be seasoned right? Or could distort in the temp?

without addressing the things you bring to the table, Art was one of the wunderkind from the early seventies. He made a line of glass which absolutely celebrated the Jersey style of glass so celebrated in the "Glass Gaffers of New Jersey " by Adelle Pepper, a cataloging I continue to cherish as the small shops trekked across New Jersey, into Pennsylvania and ultimately into eastern Ohio when the timber quit. It's a remarkable journey and I encourage anyone who simply thinks they owe their soul to Italy to take a serious look at this book. It's been out of print now long over 30 years always in the shadow of the big coffee table stuff but Jeez, it's beautiful.

We all did these show together back in the early eighties and Art was always there with this incredible clean line of clear glass celebrating the jersey style so well. It was never the rage but it was always out there to be stunned by.
So now, Art still makes glass and has found a tiny niche making blocks and molds. He's my age, a dinosaur and jeez I love what he brings to the table. Get it while you can. We're all disappearing. Art's the very last.

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